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Title:Personal names of the Dagomba
Author:Dakubu, M.E. KroppISNI
Year:2000
Periodical:Research Review (ISSN 0855-4412)
Volume:16
Issue:2
Pages:53-65
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Ghana
West Africa
Subjects:Dagomba
personal names
sociology
names
Dagbani (African people)
Traditional culture
Abstract:The paper documents personal names and naming practices of the Dagomba people. The Dagomba are one of the few ethnic groups in northern Ghana where a significant section of the community gives a name derived from Arabic as the primary or initial name. Names and the religious context of their bestowal are classified as either 'traditional' or 'Islamic', an indigenous classification reflecting linguistic, social, and historical distinctions. Appellatives and modes of address are considered, and titles of the main Dagomba chiefs are listed. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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